Lots of Activities at FMS
Welcome back from Thanksgiving break! This has been a busy time for all of us and December will offer many activities for you and your students. We are well into our routine at FMS and students should be familiar with our programs and prcedures. We celebrated nearly 100 straight A students with a luncheon at Joe's Crab Shack in November. Let's see if we can add 50 more to that number second nine weeks. You'll get a sneak peek when progress reports are sent home with your student on Thursday, December 4th. I encourage you to challenge your student to earn that Blue or Gold card!

We host our school spelling bee on Friday, December 5th at 3:20. Good luck to all participants! Saturday, December 6th, our students will be competing in Math Field Day. This is the first year we are competing and our team would love to see you at Julia Landon to cheer them on. The competition begins at 8:30 a.m.

The Student Senators and the PTSA are hosting a school dance on Thursday, December 18th from 4:20 until 6:00 p.m. Tickets go on sale next week for $5.00. All students must be picked up in the bus zone at 6:00 p.m.

This year our winter break runs from 12/19 - 1/4. We will welcome all students back on Monday, January 5th.


Teacher of the Year
Fletcher Middle School is honored to announce this year's Teacher of the Year, Mrs. Sharonette Shaw! Mrs. Shaw makes math both fun and realistic for the 6th grade Menehune Team. Her students will be cheering her on as she enters the next round of competition at the District level. Congratulations Mrs. Shaw!


National Board Teachers Named
Fletcher is proud to have many wonderful teachers on our campus. The results are in and we have three additional teachers who have been recognized as National Board Certified Teachers. Congratulations to:
Tonya Davis
Lindsay Layendecker
Sharon Silver


News in the Arts
It is with mixed emotion that we say farewell to Ms. Annette Jones who taught 3-D art at FMS for many years. She plans to travel and try her hand at loads of new activities as she continues her personal art activities. At the same time, we welcome Ms. Tammy Woehle to our staff. Her background in sculpture will bring many new and exciting projects to our students.

Fletcher Middle School

Fall has arrived! The cooler weather has been a welcome relief as our students and teachers travel to and from classes. Our fall sports are in full swing now and the students are truly enjoying themselves. I hope you can stop in for one of our games. Check the school calendar for dates and times.

Today we celebrated our PTSA members. PTSA hosted a BBQ at lunch for all studenta and staff members. It was a great day for a picnic in the courtyard. Thank you to all the parents who helped with serving and supervising. Thank you also to John Heidecker, form Prosperity Bank, who manned the grill for us!

The next ACE meting is scheduled for Tuesday, October 14th at kernan Middle School. The meetings are scheudled to last form 6:00 - 8:00 p.m. these are very informative and open to the public as they discuss all options for addressing the needs of our school facilities and enrollment.

The District will host a visiting accreditation team next week. Team members will be visiting many schools throughout the District, including Mayport Elementary, Neptune Beach Elementary, Mayport Middle and Fletcher High School. As the team reviews documents and visits schools, they will be looking for evidence that we are making significant progress in the areas of student achievement. Specific information on the District’s Strategic Plan, vision and mission can be found on both the District and FMS websites.

PTSA will met agian on October 28th at 7:00 p.m. in the media center. SAC will meet on October 7th at 6:30 p.m. in the conference room. These meetings are open to the public and all are invited. I look forward to seeing you soon.

We are also hosting "Splash into Science" on Wednesday, October 22nd from 6:00 - 8:00. Many local organizations will be here to help bring scinece to life for our studetns and families. Please come share the experience with us! Fliers will be distributed with additional details.

You can also support our school by visiting Chick-fil-A at Beach and Hodges. They are offering a terrific chance to win quality seats to the Florida Georgia game and support the schools at the same time.